1. I need a job (not true for Smulowitz, who was already employed as a physician); some say that was true of Harry Truman; if so, he was not alone. 2. A passion for governance, and desire to make a difference. 3. Family … [Read more...]
Potential State House candidate? Check your voter registration by Feb 23, 2010.
If you're contemplating becoming a candidate for the fall elections to the General Court, there is a fundamental deadline approaching on February 23. Every year there are a number of people who fail to understand this aspect of running for … [Read more...]
Alan Khazei, cofounder of City Year, explores a U.S. Senate run
Frank Phillips of the Boston Globe reports today that Alan Khazei, the cofounder of the widely admired City Year program in Boston that served as a model for community service programs, is seriously pondering jumping into the U.S. Senate … [Read more...]
Katherine Triantafillou – Good Government Candidate for Register of Probate, Middlesex County
Selected Biographical Information: B.S., University of Michigan(1972); J.D., Suffolk Law School(1975); MPA, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (1999);admitted to Massachusetts Bar in 1975. Taught family law at Suffolk Law … [Read more...]
From Candidate to Statesman – and why I cannot commit to another candidate in the primary
Here is a link: http://blog.johnedwards.com/st... I will support whomever the convention selects. But no other candidate heard my concerns the way John Edwards does, nor has any other candidate earned the full measure of commitment in … [Read more...]
I Intend to Run for the 32nd Middlesex
On October 2nd, 2007, Michael E. Festa stepped down as the Representative of the 32nd Middlesex District in the Massachusettes House of Representatives. Festa became the Executive Secretary of Elder Affairs for the Patrick … [Read more...]
How to make Al Gore President:
How to Make Al Gore PresidentTo all who care about our country and our planet:On October 10, 2007, Al Gore's Chief of Staff in the White House said of a possible Gore candidacy, "He's not ruled it out in the future." When asked by a … [Read more...]
Press Conference Today @ 11 AM, One Ashburton Place
MEDIA ALERT / PHOTO OPPORTUNITY:JEFF ROSS FILES SIGNATURES, PLACING ON THE BALLOT FOR THE STATE DEMOCRATIC SPECIAL PRIMARYWHO: Jeff Ross, Democratic Senate candidate for Middlesex, Suffolk, Essex.WHAT: Jeff Ross is a human … [Read more...]
How POTUS Candidates should handle the Marriage Q
Angie Paccione ran against Republican incumbent [and author of the discriminatory federal marriage amendment] Marilyn Musgrave (CO) in the Nov. 2006 congressional elections. Angie lost by 3 points. Given her very firm … [Read more...]